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Re: [ST] bike down



He clarified later that it happened at 10 mph. This equates to jamming the
brakes, knowing that it'll topple when it stops. I agree with you that,
generally speaking, laying it down is akin to wishing for a "Restart from
saved game" button on the handlebar.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Peckham ." <peckhammer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: [ST] bike down


> Three choices, veer off and hit a
> >parked van, continue on my current path and be struck  by the truck or
put
> >the RS down.  I laid it down.
>
> First, let me say that I am glad you are all right.
>
> I do have some questions though.  I have heard a lot of people say they
"had
> to lay the bike down" and in my opinion, this is the worst method of
> accident avoidance known to man.  A bike does not steer whilst on its
side,
> nor do the tires grip.  The brakes don't work worth a damn either.  The
only
> situation in which laying it down might be the best option would be if you
> were about to hit an object such as a tractor-trailer and you might be
able
> to slide under the trailor as opposed to decapitating yourself.
Otherewise,
> laying it down sounds to me as justification for panicking and making a
poor
> decision and/or low-siding from panic-braking.
>
> Was that really your only option?
>
> >--
> Peckham
> '00 Triumph Sprint RS
> '00 Suzuki SV650
> '90 Honda GB500
> '76 Honda CB400F
>
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